{
  "id": 18302880,
  "title": "India to Require State Utilities to Add Energy Storage Capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/india-to-require-state-utilities-to-add-energy-storage-capacity",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/India-to-Require-State-Utilities-to-Add-Energy-Storage-Capacity.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India is set to require state-owned utilities to increase their energy storage capacity, according to a senior official speaking at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit. Pankaj Agarwal, secretary of the Indian Power Ministry, made the announcement. The country's authorities will mandate these utilities to expand their storage capacity, a move aimed at maximizing the benefits of the growing clean energy sector while minimizing waste due to insufficient storage.\n\nIndia is currently developing additional clean energy tenders specifically for energy storage. Grid, flexibility, and transmission constraints, as well as limited battery storage, have led to the curtailment of significant amounts of renewable energy. In September, India reportedly curtailed up to 118.6 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity, as reported by India’s JMK Research & Analytics.\n\nThe curtailments, coupled with power availability shortages in July and August, highlight the need for increased energy storage. In response, India plans to introduce a regulation from July 2027 requiring developers of solar and wind energy projects to install battery storage at their sites. Earlier this week, the federal government approved a $1.54 billion (145 billion Indian rupees) program, known as the Viability Gap Funding Scheme, to fund the development of 92 gigawatt-hours of grid-scale energy storage systems. This initiative aims to improve the financial feasibility of these projects and accelerate the deployment of large-scale energy storage infrastructure across the country.",
  "summary": "India plans to soon mandate state-owned utilities to add energy storage capacity to take advantage of the clean energy boom with reduced waste of generated power amid lagging storage capacity, a senior official said on Thursday. India’s federal authorities will require the state utilities to add storage capacity, Pankaj Agarwal, secretary of the Indian Power Ministry, said at the ongoing Bharat…",
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    "India to mandate state utilities to increase energy storage capacity",
    "Authorities to expand storage capacity for clean energy sector",
    "$1.54 billion program approved for 92 gigawatt-hours of grid-scale storage"
  ],
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}